Data Center Decisions 2008: Conference Wrap Up
Thank you for attending Data Center Decisions in Chicago this year! For your convenience we've posted our conference presentations here.
Data Center Decisions: Day 1
Keynote Presentation
"Top Ten Data Center Challenges and Trends for 2009," Keynote presentation by Matt Stansberry, Site Editor, SearchDataCenter.com, TechTarget
DATA CENTER DESIGN
- "Data Center Site Selection 101," presented by Chris Crosby, Senior Vice President, Digital Realty Trust
- "Capacity Planning and Modeling Tools for Data Center Design and Management," presented by Peter T. Sacco, PTS Data Center Solutions
DISASTER RECOVERY
- "DR Testing Programs - How Useful Are They?" presented by Jon Toigo, CEO and Managing Principal, Toigo Partners International LLC
- "Disaster Recovery Planning for VMware Virtualized Environments," presented by Ray Lucchesi, Silverton Consulting
SERVER VIRTUALIZATION
- "Getting Started - Planning and Implementing a Virtualization Project," presented by George Crump, President and Founder, Storage Switzerland
- "Will Hyper-V Change the Virtualization Game?" presented by Nelson Ruest, Senior Enterprise IT Architect
- "Production-level Virtual Environments: Architecture, Application and Hardware Considerations," presented by Andrew Kutz, Systems Specialist, The University of Texas at Austin
- "Will Hyper-V Change the Virtualization Game?" presented by Nelson Ruest, Senior Enterprise IT Architect
SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
- "Managing Virtual Environments: Big Deal or No-Brainer?" presented by Andi Mann, Research Director, Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. (EMA)
- "Frameworks: Back from the Dead or Evolutionary Success Story?" presented by Richard Ptak, Ptak, Noel & Associates LLC
Data Center Decisions: Day 2
Morning Keynote Presentation
"Revolutionizing Data Center Efficiency," presented by Ken Brill, Founder and Executive Director, The Uptime Institute
DATA CENTER DESIGN
- "Ten Ways to Save Energy in Your Data Center NOW," presented by Robert E. McFarlane, Principal Data Center and financial Trading Floor Consultant
DISASTER RECOVERY
- "Stand and Deliver: Data Protection SLAs" presented by Brian Greenberg, Data Protection Services Manager and Architect
SERVER VIRTUALIZATION
- "Performance Tuning Management and Optimization in a Virtual Infrastructure," presented by David Davis, Director of Infrastructure, TrainSignal.com
- "Virtual Infrastructure High Availability: Upgrades and Best Practices," presented by David Davis, Director of Infrastructure, TrainSignal.com
SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
- "Managing ITIL v3 Focus on the Service Lifecycle," presented by Donald James Boylan, ITIL Service Manager Consultant, Pultorak and Associates
- "Asset Management and CMDB Systems - Lessons Learned in Accelerating Time to Value," presented by Dennis Drogseth, Vice President, Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. (EMA)
Notes from the Interactive Conversation with Ken Brill on Cutting the Green IT Hype: Fact vs. Fiction
Thank you again for attending Data Center Decisions this year, we hope you enjoyed the conference and the opportunity to network with your peers from across the U.S. and Canada. To see what other great events we have heading to a city near you this year visit our Events in Your Area page at our conference website. We look forward to seeing you at our next great event!